Lu Sanniang is the youngest granddaughter of the Duke of Fuguo, and she did see her in the Empress Dowager's palace just now. It's just that......

Huaxi was worried: "Hey, I can't stop you, it's always your own business...... Think twice and don't backfire......"

Qiong Zhi didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something, but in the end he shook his head, "I can save it." It's just that if he is really willing to let Mrs. Yu be the princess, he will not ask for a decree after a hundred days. I know that you are for my good, and I also try to forget, I even left Beijing to play in other places, just to let him go, but unfortunately I still can't let go...... I can't put it down."

Huaxi had nothing to say about her and Yin Chengzong, she was afraid that Qiongzhi would do something stupid, so she reminded: "But there are many people at the palace banquet today, and Jingfu, I am afraid that she will be resentful and secretly waiting to catch your mistakes." In case you go out and meet a ...... with a lot of mouth."

Qiong Zhi was stunned for a moment, "Haha" laughed, "Don't worry, I won't do stupid things." They can't catch the mistakes, I'm just going to talk to Brother Cheng for a good chat. ”

Qiong Zhi pretended to smile mysteriously, "Don't worry, I'll go." ”

Huaxi watched Qiong Zhi leave, shook her head and sighed softly......

After the lunch break, the Empress Dowager came to Dongwu Palace to invite the eldest princess and others to Changyin Pavilion.

The eldest princess didn't see Qiongzhi and asked about Huaxi, and Huaxi answered according to Qiongzhi's words. The eldest princess didn't say anything, shook her head almost imperceptibly, and walked out of the palace gate.

When they arrived at Changyin Pavilion, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and the palace concubines had not yet arrived, and the ladies and ladies of each province had already taken their seats on the second floor. Huaxi went upstairs and glanced at it, Mrs. Yu was not there, and she didn't see Qiongzhi, so she went to Mu Xiangqing and sat down.

As soon as Huaxi sat down, there were several noble ladies next to her who talked to her by asking about incense, Huaxi was a little absent-minded, and replied with a few sentences, and her eyes kept glancing at the door.

"It seems that there is still Liu Mengsheng's drama today?"

Huaxi heard someone from someone who didn't know who mentioned it, and someone on the side began to discuss. Speaking of Liu Mengsheng, Huaxi naturally remembered King Chengjun, and became more and more worried about Qiongzhi.

After a while, the queen and the palace concubines arrived. Subsequently, the Queen Mother, the Emperor and King Xin also arrived, accompanied by Jingfu and Jinghe, the three emperors, the prince, the world, and several people with higher status in the Xiyue Mission.

Everyone knelt down to greet them, and Huaxi peeked at Qiong Zhi walking in with the queen mother's arm, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor spoke, "Flat, let's all take a seat"

After the play, Qiong Zhi has been sitting next to the Queen Mother, listening to the play while laughing with the Queen Mother, halfway through the first song, Qiong Zhi left the Queen Mother's side, and sat next to the eldest princess, and the mother and daughter talked quietly.

Huaxi saw that Qiongzhi was no different, and still laughed as usual, but she also put her mind at ease and focused her attention on the stage.

After listening to the two folds, Huaxi's lower abdomen swelled slightly, and whispered to Mu Xiangqing, so that Cui Ming asked where the palace maid's clean room was, and then got up and left the Changyin Pavilion. When I went out, a palace maid asked to lead the way, and Huaxi left Cui Ming in Changyin Pavilion.

Huaxi came out of the clean room, bypassed the palace wall and arrived at the mezzanine, but she couldn't find the figure of the palace maid, and shouted twice and no one answered. Huaxi felt wrong, but fortunately, he also remembered the way he came, so he walked in the direction of Changyin Pavilion alone.

Halfway through, Huaxi saw Qiong Zhi in front of her from a distance, and was about to call her, but saw Yin Chengli chasing after her.

"I'm going to find him to ask for clarification, you let go" Huaxi heard Qiong Zhi shouting, and he didn't dare to step forward. Yin Chengli was afraid of alarming others, so he spoke in a very low voice, and Huaxi couldn't hear it at all.

The two tugged at each other, as if they were arguing over something. Suddenly, Qiong Zhi shook off Yin Chengli and left, and Yin Chengli had to chase after him.

Huaxi was hesitating to follow to find Qiongzhi, when she heard someone call her, Huaxi looked back, but it was Yin Chengzong.

"King Chengjun—why are you here?" Huaxi was surprised, she knew that the "he" in Qiong Zhi's mouth must be Yin Chengzong, but how could he be behind her?

Yin Chengzong's eyes narrowed slightly, and his playful smile made Huaxi stunned, "Are you afraid of seeing me, or are you afraid of being seen by Qiong Zhi and you together?" ”

Huaxi was inexplicable, and immediately reacted, secretly slandering Yin Chengzong for narcissism, and said: "Huaxi doesn't understand what King Chengjun said?" Qiongzhi is looking for you, since you are here, I will go and call Qiongzhi back. ”

"You don't have to look for her, she won't find her and will come back. In this palace, she can go out with her eyes closed, you don't have to worry about it" Yin Chengzong's tone was tough, faintly unhappy.

Huaxi politely blessed her body, "Since there is nothing to do, then Huaxi will go back to Changyin Pavilion." The king of the county is at his own convenience. ”

"Wait" Yin Chengzong stopped Huaxi, "You come with me, I have something to say to you"

Huaxi's face sank, "Huaxi doesn't dare to be polite, since the king of the county has something to say, then say it here, you don't have to avoid other places." ”

Yin Chengzong laughed at himself, "I thought you and I had already known each other, but I didn't expect ...... If you're not afraid that Qiong Zhi will come back and see the words in a while, you can just stand here and speak."

"I thought that King Chengjun was Pianpianjun, but I didn't expect to threaten a weak girl?" Huaxi unceremoniously replied to Yin Chengzong.

Because of Gu Lina's matter, Huaxi still has a gratitude to Yin Chengzong, but she can't accept him threatening herself with Qiongzhi, she doesn't want to get involved in the emotional entanglement between the two of them. What's more, this is in the palace, and she is seen to have a close relationship with King Chengjun, and I don't know what will become when it reaches the ears of those nobles?

"If you don't leave, Qiong Zhi will come back" Yin Chengzong smiled weirdly, his eyes looked behind Hua Xi, Hua Xi turned around, and saw a person walking in a hurry from the direction Qiong Zhi left, the side face, body shape and Yin Chengzong are very similar, and the color of the clothes on his body is the same as Yin Chengzong's.

"Liu Mengsheng?" Huaxi frowned and muttered.

"Yes, just now Qiong Zhi thought he was me, so I chased after him...... Maybe you'll see something you shouldn't see......" Yin Chengzong had quietly approached Huaxi and whispered in her ear, "Let's go, let's talk elsewhere." Count the favor of the night when you change the incense party? ”

Not to be seen? Huaxi stood in place and was stunned.

Yin Chengzong didn't wait for Huaxi's reaction, and had already pulled her along a path next to her.

After walking for a moment, I drilled through a mountain and stone forest, and a courtyard wall appeared in front of me, and a black wooden door was hidden. Yin Chengzong pulled Huaxi and pushed the door in.

"Where are you taking me? Qiongzhi will be fine, right? Hua Xi said angrily and shook off Yin Chengzong casually.

"Qiongzhi? She, there will be nothing wrong, but if you go with you, something may happen......" Yin Chengzong pinched the right hand that had just pulled Huaxi, "This is my previous residence in the palace." ”

"Here?" Huaxi looked at this somewhat dilapidated house suspiciously, and couldn't imagine that Yin Chengzong, who was favored by the Empress Dowager's side, would live in such a place.

Yin Chengzong explained to Huaxi: "Hehe, this is the small courtyard behind the Jing'an residence where the Empress Dowager lives, and the gate just now is the back corner door. After the Empress Dowager died, I left the palace to live in another house, where the courtyard was unattended, and after so many years of natural depression. ”

Yin Chengzong led Huaxi into the house. Huaxi glanced at it, although the furniture was old, it was dusty. There was a charcoal fire in the stove in one corner of the hall, and it was still warm.

"Sit" Huaxi sat down according to his words.

Yin Chengzong walked to the stove to stir up the charcoal fire, took the copper kettle placed next to it and sat on the fire, and took the tea set from the cabinet in the inner room.

Huaxi was slightly surprised.

Yin Chengzong put down the tea set and sat down opposite her, "At that time, I lived alone, and there was only an old lady who was served, and my ears were a little back when I was old, and every time I drank it, it was cold in my mouth, so I did it myself to boil water and make tea on weekdays, and I got used to it over time......"

Huaxi silently looked at Yin Chengzong, seeing that his whole person seemed to be immersed in the memories of the past, no longer lazy and leisurely, and exuded a lonely atmosphere all over his body. Somehow, there was a sour feeling in my heart, after her mother passed away, she was also so confused and lonely...... For him, who was born in the royal family, he has been in the palace since he was a child, with the queen mother who doesn't ask about the world, and his life is not satisfactory, right?

"The scenery in front of people, and who knows what it will be like after the drama ends?" Hua Xi said unintentionally, "However, I now know that the original royal family is not all industrious. ”

Looking at Huaxi, who had just lamented that life was suddenly a joke, Yin Chengzong was stunned, and then laughed, looking at Huaxi's gaze becoming softer and softer, "Huaxi is really a wonderful person." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. I don't know what is going on with the king today? ”

Huaxi's suddenly indifferent tone made Yin Chengzong a little uncomfortable, and shook her head with a wry smile, she really didn't want to get close to herself. Did you really let Qiong Zhi say it? Can't ask for it, can't you ask for it......

Seeing that he was silent, Huaxi asked, "But is it for Qiongzhi's business?" ”

Yin Chengzong gathered his thoughts, "Yes and no." Why did you go to Changyin Pavilion just now? ”

Huaxi was embarrassed to say that she went to the clean room by herself, and it took a long time before she said, "...... He went out with me and disappeared, so I went back alone. Halfway through, I met Qiong Zhi and Yin Shi arguing, and then I met you. ”

"Hey, Youde is afraid of Qiong Zhi's trick so he followed."

"Count?" Huaxi was surprised, "Then the palace maid next to me will not be seen is also related to this matter?" ”

"Qiongzhi was led to chase Liu Mengsheng, naturally it won't be a good thing, but Youde knew about it beforehand, so you will see the scene of Youda holding Qiongzhi. If Youde hadn't rushed, I'm afraid it would be you who would have chased Qiongzhi at this time...... With Youde, Qiongzhi will be fine. ”

"You were the one Qiong Zhi was going to chase, right? However, I think King Chengjun is more willing to watch from the wall and watch the play from the sidelines. Huaxi sneered, Yin Chengzong's indifferent attitude towards Qiongzhi made her a little unhappy.

"Qiong Zhi is not as simple as you think......"

Qiong Zhi was born in the royal family, and he will not be a simple and ignorant person. Huaxi knows this very well, and she also knows that Qiong Zhi will not sit idly by when she finds out that something is wrong, and her bad attitude towards Yin Chengzong is also because she has been with Qiong Zhi for a long time, and she feels that if she votes for the deed, she will unconsciously hold grievances for her. Thinking about it, today Qiongzhi saw Liu Mengsheng being seen...... It is estimated that he will be charged with a "private show, not knowing the inspection"? Who's behind it? But why do you even design it yourself? That's what she wants to know.

"Now that the county king has come out of the Changyin Pavilion, he must have a clear understanding of this matter. For Qiongzhi, why do you want to involve me again? Qiong Zhi chased him out or on the way back from leaving Changyin Pavilion, was it a temporary idea or a coincidence? ”

"It's Jingfu calculating Qiongzhi...... As for the other one, you still don't want to know. Yin Chengzong's eyes narrowed slightly, and the fierce color of his eyes disappeared in an instant.

Huaxi was silent, Jingfu calculated Qiongzhi in her expectation, and the other person who was only afraid of calculating himself was afraid that his status was not low, and there were other plans behind him, otherwise Yin Chengzong would not be so cautious and not tell himself.

"You went to Qinghua Palace with Qiongzhi today?"

Yin Chengzong suddenly asked, which made Huaxi a little stunned, and she subconsciously shook her head.

The water on the stove gurgled, and Huaxi only felt that her heart was also jumping.

Yin Chengzong stood up and picked up the pot to make tea. After a while, the fragrance of tea in the house overflowed, and Yin Chengzong took one and put it on the desk at Huaxi's hand.

"Qiongzhi came to find me...... I think you should know what she meant by coming, and I didn't say yes or object. It's just that after sending her away, I went to Tsinghua Palace. The snow in the back garden has not melted, and I know that two people have entered the garden last morning. The shortcut to the back wall is only known to me and Qiongzhi, and only the two of you have left to accompany the Queen Mother to enjoy the flowers in the last day......"

Yin Chengzong clearly told himself that he had an ulterior relationship with Concubine Mei, and Qiong Zhi used this matter to "blackmail" him. Huaxi had no intention of exploring the relationship between Yin Chengzong and Concubine Mei, so she had to silently lower her head and dare not say anything.

Yin Chengzong didn't ask, and then said: "Qiongzhi went to the Empress Dowager's palace to find out, and then went to Changyin Pavilion together. And when you had left the table, a message was sent to me, and I saw that it was yours...... You gave me two squares, and I knew your words, and without thinking about it, I came out in a hurry. I don't want to meet Qiongzhi halfway......"

The more Huaxi listened, the more puzzled she became, she had never written anything to Qiongzhi, and it was not Qiongzhi who imitated her handwriting to lead Yin Chengzong. The people of the Mu family and the Cheng family have seen their own handwriting, but the note given to Princess Luoxi and the birthday gift of King Heping is written by himself. Ouyang Zheng is good friends with Yin Chengzong, so he shouldn't be a member of Luoxi Palace; Although Yun Lin and Yun Ning have seen their own handwriting, they can't imitate it, and today the two of them are looked at by Mu Xiangqing; In the end, only King Ping remained...... Huaxi was secretly frightened, eight times out of ten he was the king of Ping, and it was no wonder that Yin Chengzong would not know it himself.

Huaxi was thinking about King Ping's intentions, but heard Yin Chengzong say: "Qiongzhi asked me if the person I want is you......"

Huaxi was shocked when she heard the thunder, and looked at Yin Chengzong in dismay, her eyes full of incredulity.

Seeing this, Yin Chengzong's eyes darkened, "I didn't answer, I left." Qiong Zhi chased after her, I was afraid that she would be entangled, so I took a detour to avoid her, and came back to see Liu Mengsheng wearing clothes of the same color as me, I avoided to the side, and saw Qiong Zhi chasing, and was about to go out but saw Youde, only to feel that something was wrong, and then you came, I was afraid that you would catch up and lead you over......"

After Yin Chengzong finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Huaxi, his eyes full of melancholy and affection......

Huaxi couldn't help but lower her head, avoiding Yin Chengzong's gaze, how could she not hear Yin Chengzong's hint?

Just when Huaxi was fidgeting, Yin Chengzong suddenly laughed at himself, "If I had told Qiong Zhi bluntly that the person I wanted was you, I guess I wouldn't have made this calculation......

Huaxi knew that Yin Chengzong was telling herself about his attitude, and he was also asking her what she thought. It's just that Huaxi understands that there is no possibility for her and Yin Chengzong, or that she has never been interested in Yin Chengzong. If she was still that orphan girl now, would Yin Chengzong still say that?

Huaxi was stunned for a moment, and then sneered secretly, thinking about what is the use of these things that are not there? Regardless of whether his disguised confession is true or false, he will not and cannot accept it.

Huaxi didn't understand, raised his head and asked, "According to what the king of the county said, then I happened to meet it?" ”

Refused, or refused...... Even if he didn't refuse outright, Yin Chengzong felt a little stuffy pain in his chest. Now he is smiling, but his heart is bitter. Thinking of Qiong Zhi shouting behind him, she is seeking a lifetime and a couple, you are long out of qualifications......

Yin Chengzong hesitated for a moment, finally raised his head to look at Huaxi, and said, "If I don't marry now, will you ......?"

Huaxi decisively intercepted Yin Chengzong's question: "There is no if-and-go in this world Huaxi was originally an orphan girl, even if the king of the county was not married, she had nothing to do with Huaxi." Although Huaxi recognizes his father, the king of the county has already married a family, so he still has no chance...... As the saying goes, it is difficult to find a confidant, the king of the county is a good person, since there is no husband and wife, why not be friends with Huaxi to be comfortable? ”

Yin Chengzong looked at Huaxi's firm eyes, pulled the corners of his lips, and said with a smile: "Since Huaxi said so, can this title be changed?" The king of the county, the king of the county, called more than Huaxi does not dislike it, and calls me Brother Cheng. ”

Seeing that Yin Chengzong no longer asked, Huaxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Brother Cheng"

"Good"

He has been looking forward to this sentence "Brother Cheng" for a long time, but now that he really hears it, his heart is sour and bitter. Yin Chengzong secretly ridiculed, in vain I boasted of being free and easy, until I met someone who I really liked and had similar interests, but in the end I had no intention of myself? It's sad, it's ridiculous......

Looking at Yin Chengzong's slightly bitter smile, Huaxi couldn't sit still, and didn't care about asking King Ping's intentions again, so he said: "Huaxi has been out for a long time, and I'm afraid that my aunt will worry, so I have to hurry back to Changyin Pavilion." ”

Yin Chengzong wanted to send her back, but thinking of her attitude just now, he had to ask: "I still want to sit here for a while, do you still know the way back?" ”

Huaxi hurriedly said: "Brother Cheng doesn't have to send it, I remember the way." ”

"Alright, I'll take you to the door."

Huaxi didn't shirk either, and Yin Chengzong led the way to send her to the corner gate where she had just entered, but as soon as she walked to the door, she heard someone outside, and the two of them paused at their feet, not daring to come closer.

"Can you find it?"

"Nope. Do you want to go into the Jing'an Residence? ”

When Yin Chengzong heard this, he immediately dragged Huaxi out of the corner gate.